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Monocle on SundayLooking back at the week and Singapore’s 60th independence anniversaryLatika Bourke and Yossi Mekelberg join Emma Nelson to review the week’s headlines. We hear from Tyler Brûlé in South Tyrol and Joseph Koh reports from Singapore’s 60th-anniversary independence celebrations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-08-1058 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Richard TiceThis week Latika Takes: The Podcast interviews Richard Tice, Reform’s Deputy Leader and Foreign Affairs Spokesman. With Reform leading in the polls and speculation the party could even lead a government at the next election, Latika questions Mr Tice on how Reform would approach China policy, NATO, Ukraine, Russia and the party’s views on Vladimir Putin. Mr Tice says the party wants to re-industrialise Britain, raise defence spending, possibly earlier than the NATO target but rules out NATO for Ukraine. Latika Takes is a reader-supported publication. To receive new...2025-08-1033 min
Latika Takes: The Podcast🇺🇦 From Kyiv: Latika Takes interviews Ukrainian Action's Jeff HartmanThis week Latika Takes is in Kyiv, Ukraine and interviews Jeffrey Hartman, founder of Ukrainian Action, a charity that delivers pick-up trucks from London to Ukrainians. In July, Latika became the first journalist to volunteer to join a Ukranian Action convoy into Ukraine. She took part in a five-truck convoy that began in London and travelled across the Channel, through France, Belgium, Germany and Poland and into Kyiv across four days.Mr Hartman shares his story about how he first moved to Ukraine as a member of the US Peace Corps, how he...2025-08-0341 min
Latika Takes: The Podcast🇺🇦 From Kyiv, Latika Takes interviews Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Committee chair Oleksandr Merezhko🇺🇦 This week Latika Takes: The Podcast is in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her guest is Oleksandr Merezhko, Chair of the Ukrainian parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. He discusses why he nominated and then revoked Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine and China’s accomplice role in killing Ukrainians. Latika Takes is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscr...2025-07-2730 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews NATO's Director of Nuclear Policy Jim StokesIn this episode, Jim Stokes, NATO’s Director of Nuclear Policy, joins Latika Bourke from the recent GLOBSEC Forum security conference in Prague.They discuss how NATO is strengthening the nuclear deterrent, how it would be used in the event of a war, China’s nuclear build-up and if US President Donald Trump is undermining Article 5. Latika Bourke quizzes Jim Stokes about whether more nuclear-armed states are on the way and what non-NATO but partner countries like Australia should do as China builds up its nuclear arsenal.Latika Takes is a reader-supported publ...2025-07-2047 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Richard SpencerThis week Richard Spencer, former Secretary of the US Navy and current Chairman of shipbuilder Austal Ltd and strategic adviser to Bondi Partners, joins Latika Takes: The Podcast to discuss the review into AUKUS, the prospect of conflict in the Indo-Pacific and the Trump Administration’s ‘bullyship.’ He believes that US production of submarines can increase to the tempo needed in order to honour AUKUS within 12 months and does not think the Pentagon’s review is a ‘scrap review’. But he says the Trump Administration will be noting the lack of transition of AUKUS from a political...2025-07-0636 min
Politics UnpackedCan A New Left-Wing Party SucceedA year after Labour's landslide election victory, how serious is the threat to Keir Starmer from a new left-wing party led by Zarah Sultana and (possibly) Jeremy Corbyn?Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of day with Michael Binyon and Latika Bourke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-07-0434 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Australia's Defence Minister Richard MarlesIn this week’s edition of Latika Takes: The Podcast, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks to Latika M Bourke on the sidelines of the NATO summit in the Hague. Mr Marles was attending as one of the Indo-Pacific 4 countries, comprising Australia, Japan, Korea and New Zealand, which are regularly invited to the annual NATO gatherings. He discussed the Trump Administration’s review into AUKUS, whether or not Australians will receive a refund if Elbridge Colby recommends scrapping the submarines deal and kept open the door to increasing defence spending, pendin...2025-06-2725 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Middle East analyst Jonathan Schanzer on Trump's attacks on IranThis week, Jonathan Schanzer from the Foundation for Defence of Democracies joins Latika Takes: The Podcast to discuss Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which he describes as a ‘massive milestone’ that could reorient Iran’s course.Schanzer has written numerous books on the region ,and his most recent, published in 2021, is Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War.Fluent in English, Arabic and Hebrew, the former US Treasury counter-terrorism analyst maintains extensive contacts in the Middle East.He discusses where the strikes leave Israel, Iran’s dwindling options and...2025-06-2232 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews James PatersonThis week, Liberal Senator James Paterson joins Latika Takes: The Podcast to discuss what went wrong for the Coalition opposition in the recent Australian election. A close ally of the former and fallen leader Peter Dutton, Senator Paterson was the Coalition’s campaign spokesman and was embedded in the Coalition Campaign’s headquarters in Parramatta, Sydney, throughout the five-week campaign. He said he was shocked to learn the day after the defeat that the Liberals’ internal pollster, Dr Mike Turner of Freshwater Strategy, had factored in voter behaviour during the failed Voice referendum to calculate what w...2025-06-0836 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Andrew HastieIn this episode of Latika Takes: The Podcast, Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie discusses his party’s devastating wipeout in the recent Australian election and the day he knew it was over for the Coalition.Touted by many as a future Liberal leader and possibly Prime Minister, Mr Hastie, a former SAS Captain, discusses why he decided against running for the leadership now. The Member for Canning gives his first responses to why, as Shadow Defence Minister, the Coalition opposed sending troops to Ukraine in any Coalition of the Willing and why the opposition delayed its de...2025-06-0141 minMonocle on SundayFresh dispatches from Istanbul and AustraliaTyler Brûlé is joined by Juliet Linley and Gorana Grgic to discuss the week’s news. Plus: updates from Istanbul with Hannah Lucinda Smith and an election recap from Latika Bourke in Sydney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-05-0455 min
Monocle on SaturdayGlobal election roundup and The Folio SocietyLatika Bourke and Nina dos Santos join Georgina Godwin to discuss elections in Australia, England and Portugal. Plus: The Folio Society’s CEO, Joanna Reynolds, on its new summer collection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-05-0330 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Scott RyanIn this episode of Latika Takes: The Podcast, former Liberal Party Senator and President of the Australian Senate Scott Ryan discusses the Canadian election. Mr Ryan served as Australia’s High Commissioner to Canada between 2021 and 2024. He says there is plenty of reason for the Conservatives to feel optimistic about the result, which was railroaded by Donald Trump, because of the realignment and close result. This episode is sponsored by Political Tours. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...2025-05-0131 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Peter DuttonIn this special edition of Latika Takes: The Podcast, recorded in collaboration with The Nightly, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton discusses the Australian election due for May 3.Speaking ahead of a full day of campaigning in Melbourne and Sydney, Mr Dutton, who polls say will fall short of ousting the centre-left Labor government, says he can still win it. He discusses how the Coalition is banking on the Smart and Forgotten Australians to both see through the governing Labor party’s scare campaign tactics, which have worked to help end his lead in the polls. ...2025-04-2934 min
The BriefingAustralia’s party leaders go head to head in television debateLatika Bourke brings us the latest from the Australian campaign trail as prime minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton face off ahead of the nation’s elections. Then: Japan’s top trade negotiator has travelled to Washington for talks with Trump’s administration and we hear from technology summit Gitex Africa. Plus: the latest in the world of business with Bloomberg reporter Yuan Potts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-04-1632 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Anthony AlbaneseIn this special edition of Latika Takes: The Podcast, recorded in collaboration with The Nightly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese discusses Australian foreign policy in light of the Trump Administration.Speaking on a flight between Cairns and Darwin between campaign stops, Mr Albanese, who is fighting for re-election on May 3, says he trusts the US President, believes only the markets had sway over the Administration when it came to reversing tariffs and defends his record on defence spending. He shares his hopes for stabilising Australian politics for the good of the country and its international reputation...2025-04-1433 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Canadian pollster David ColettoMark Carney has called a snap election for April 28 in a poll the Liberals were set to suffer a devastating wipeout under former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Carney, a former central and investment banker, replaced Trudeau as leader and prime minister despite not holding a seat in the House of Commons and has narrowed the Conservatives’ 20-point lead in the polls to just four. David Coletto, Canada’s top pollster of research firm Abacus Data joins Latika Takes to discuss how Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada and impose tariffs on Canadian goods have u...2025-03-2432 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Labour Together's Jon AshworthThis week Latika Takes: The Podcast catches up with Jon Ashworth the head of the Labour Together think tank. Ashworth, is one of British Labor’s most experienced operators having worked for Gordon Brown and was poised to sit in Cabinet. But in a shock result, he lost his super-safe seat to a Gaza independent at the last election. Latika and Jon discussed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s sudden rise on the world stage, the need to fund faster defence spending increases, the effect of Donald Trump on Reform and the Gaza vote...2025-03-1632 min
Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish MacdonaldAre we better off without America?The United States is tearing down the foundations that have underpinned the west since the end of the second world war.Traditional alliances have been turned on their head, and Australia is not immune.Should we go it alone without our biggest ally, and are Australia's future leaders ready for the job ahead?Guests: Latika Bourke - Writer at Large, The Nightly and an Expert Associate at the ANU’s National Security College. Sam Roggeveen - Director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program Recommendations:Geraldine: What Trum...2025-03-1436 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews former Kamala Harris adviser Michael NellisIn this episode of Latika Takes: The Podcast, Democratic strategist and former adviser to Kamala Harris Michael Nellis joins Latika M Bourke to discuss what went wrong for the Democrats in the 2024 election. Michael Nellis discusses the fury he feels over former President Joe Biden’s decisions not to stand down early enough to allow Kamala Harris a clear run at the Presidency. Nellis is convinced Harris could have won. He discusses how the Democrats can recover — stop defending the system — how to combat Donald Trump and the need for new generational blood in the...2025-03-0353 minMonocle on SundayGermany’s political future and a round-up from BangkokEmma Nelson is joined by Latika Bourke and Stephen Dalziel to discuss the week’s biggest stories. Plus: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us from Bangkok and Monocle’s senior news editor, Christopher Cermak, reports on the latest German election news from Berlin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-02-2358 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews top pollsters Tony Barry, James Johnson and Luke TrylIn this episode, pollster James Johnson of The Next America and JL Partners returns to Latika Takes: The podcast to discuss the wash-up from the US election and the first few weeks of US President Donald Trump’s second go in the White House.Latika and James are joined by former Liberal party adviser Tony Barry, co-founder of RedBridge Group and Luke Tryl, a former Special Adviser to David Cameron and pollster at More in Common in the UK.The three discuss the issues defining Australian, British and US politics, including the war on woke, in...2025-02-0247 minMonocle on SundayNews highlights and WEF previewEmma Nelson is joined by Latika Bourke and Yossi Mekelberg to discuss the week’s news highlights. Plus: Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, reports from Lisbon, Monocle’s security correspondent Gorana Grgić previews the World Economic Forum and a look at Zürich’s newest art exhibition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-01-1958 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews bountied Hong Kongers Chloe Cheung and Finn LauOn Christmas Eve Hong Kong police issued bounties for six more Hong Kongers living overseas. One of those was 19-year-old Chloe Cheung who left Hong Kong in 2020 with her family after the National Security Law crackdown. She is the youngest Hong Konger to have a warrant issued for her arrest — it was for her work helping the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong. Chloe Cheung joins this week’s episode of Latika Takes: The Podcast for her first extended interview since the bounty was placed on her head. Also joining is Finn...2025-01-1948 min
The Foreign DeskThe geopolitical risks of 2025Andrew Mueller talks to Lithuania’s outgoing foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, and Monocle regulars Latika Bourke, Yossi Mekelberg and Charles Hecker about what to keep an eye on as geopolitical risks rise in 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-01-0435 minThe Foreign DeskElections, conflicts and the rise of the right: a look at 2024More than one billion people headed to the polls, wars turned into regional crises and right-wing parties found new footholds in 2024. Andrew Mueller speaks with electoral expert Tony Banbury, and Monocle regulars Latika Bourke, Charles Hecker and Yossi Mekelberg take stock of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-12-2834 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Estonian Foreign Minister Margus TsahknaIn this episode of Latika Takes: The Podcast, Latika is in Tallinn to interview Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.Mr Tsahkna, also a former Defence Minister of Estonia, discusses his call for ‘boots on the ground’ to make sure whatever security guarantees given to Ukraine are meaningful, unlike the 2014 Minsk agreements.He says the entry of North Korean troops into the War in Ukraine was a huge shock he could never have imagined that it has changed the political understanding of Russia’s war and her authoritarian supporters and backers.Latika questions Mr Tsahk...2024-12-1539 minMonocle on SaturdayMonocle on Saturday: Christmas market specialJoin Georgina Godwin, Tyler Brûlé, and Latika Bourke for a roundup of the week’s news and culture in this Christmas special, broadcast live from our festive market. Plus: a conversation with Monocle’s Paris bureau chief, Simon Bouvier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-12-1435 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes: The Podcast from the Australian Institute of International Affairs conferenceThis week’s episode is a special edition and comes from the Australian Institute of International Affairs annual conference in Canberra where I hosted the all-star final panel focussing on American power after the shock return of US President-elect Donald Trump. Panellists include Australia’s former Home Affairs boss and author of the 2009 Defence White Paper and a familiar voice to listeners of this podcast Mike Pezzullo, Professor Hugh White, one of the leading doves on China policy in Australia, Melissa Conley-Tyler, director of the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue and Professor Peter Dean, from the US Stud...2024-12-011h 28
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews urban warfare strategist John SpencerThis week Latika Takes interviews John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at Modern War Institute at West Point and is the world’s leading expert on urban warfare. Spencer, who served 25 years in the US Army, discusses the evolution of urban warfare in Ukraine and Gaza. He has recently visited Gaza and is one of the few people to have been inside Hamas’ vast tunnel network. He discusses the challenges underground warfare poses, why the war in Gaza is unlikely to conclude anytime soon despite international condemnation and calls for a ceasefire and...2024-11-2446 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes Interviews Michael Green from the United States Studies CentreThis week Latika Takes is in Australia and sits down with Dr Michael Green, the head of the United States Studies Centre at Sydney University. Dr Green is a specialist on Indo-Pacific policy, having authored several books on Japanese politics and lived there as well as in Australia. He previously served in the Pentagon and sat on the National Security Council in George W Bush’s Administration.He explains how the Democrats lost their way this election leading to Trump’s historically huge electoral victory, how US President Joe Biden surrounded himself with yes men to m...2024-11-1038 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews former US Ambassador to Palau John HennesseyIn this episode, Latika interviews John Hennessey who served as US Ambassador to the Pacific nation of Palau, which is holding an election on Tuesday. Palau is one of the few countries that recognises Taiwan and has formal diplomatic ties with the self-governed democratic island.The retired Ambassador made history and headlines when he visited Taiwan in 2021, becoming the first serving US Ambassador to do so since the adoption of the One China policy. John discusses his recent piece published by the American Foreign Service Association. He argues that the US risks a...2024-11-0349 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews pollster James Johnson, author of The Next AmericaIn this episode, Latika Takes collaborates with The Next America to discuss the key factors determining the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. James Johnson, founder of JL Partners was chief pollster in Number 10 when Theresa May was Prime Minister. He says this US election is so difficult to poll that many pollsters have given up. He breaks down how gender, character, strength and foreign policy are deciding votes and reveals insights from the many focus groups he's been conducting about how voters, unfiltered, really feel about the prospect of a woman president, and...2024-10-2730 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Stephanie Baker, author of Punishing PutinWelcome to the refreshed version of the podcast which will reflect more of the content you see in the text version of Latika Takes. This week I caught up with Stephanie Baker at Bloomberg. Stephanie has just published her book Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia.We talked about her time as a foreign correspondent reporting in Russia during the rise of Vladimir Putin, the effectiveness of the sanctions imposed on Russian entities after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and what that tells us about how sanctions might work or...2024-10-2039 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Tymofiy Mylovanov, Former Economy Minister of Ukraine and President of the Kyiv School of EconomicsIn this episode, Latika interviews Tymofiy Mylovanov to discuss the state of Ukraine amid a shifting mood in Kyiv and the US Presidential elections. My Mylovanov was Ukraine’s former Economy, Trade and Agriculture Minister and is now President of the Kyiv School of Economics. He is a prominent Ukrainian voice online as he argues Kyiv’s case to the world. Latika and Mr Mylovanov caught up in London. They discussed Ukraine’s efforts to clean up corruption, the bids to join the EU and NATO, why Donald Trump is not necessarily worse for Ukraine than K...2024-10-1334 minMonocle on SaturdayQuality of life at sea and Kate Mosse’s new book ‘The Map of Bones’From Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Istanbul, we hear insights from US submarine officer Taylor Sheppard on maximising quality of life underwater. Then: award-winning author, playwright and essayist Kate Mosse joins Vincent McAviney to talk about her research process and the release of the fourth and final part of her Joubert Family Chronicles series, ‘The Map of Bones’. Plus: writer at large for ‘The Nightly’ Latika Bourke looks back at the week’s news including the continuing conflict in the Middle East, Barack Obama’s comments on the US election and art protests.See omnystudio.com/listener f...2024-10-1236 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastMykola Bielieskov joins Bourke & RyanMykola Bielieskov discusses the war in Ukraine, the recent offensive into Kursk and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan.He outlined why Ukraine needs the capability to strike inside Russia, the view from Ukraine about the likelihood of Russian President Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons against Ukraine and whether the UK should tack to the United States’ position or go it alone and give Kyiv approval independently of the White House. Latika Takes is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.2024-09-2235 min
Ukraine: The LatestRussia fails to break through in Kursk & assessing two years of economic warfare to cripple MoscowDay 941Today, we look at the latest developments on the frontline; Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara Murza insists a democratic Russia is possible - as long as the West helps Ukraine win the war; and a leading financial journalist takes us inside the Economic war, the West’s sanctions on Russia, and the Kremlin’s attempts to outfox them.Contributors:Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOliphant on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Latika M Bour...2024-09-2056 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Australia's Shadow Foreign Minister Simon BirminghamIn this episode, Latika interviews Australia’s shadow foreign minister Simon Birmingham at the recent GLOBSEC security conference in Prague. Senator Birmingham recently travelled to Kyiv, becoming the first Australian foreign or shadow minister to visit Ukraine since 2014. He discussed the need for Australia to upgrade its contributions to Ukraine and why the European theatre matters to the Indo-Pacific. In Ask Me Anything he questioned Latika on what Australian foreign policy can do to engage Europe in Asia better. On China policy, Simon Birmingham continued the softened tone the Coalition has adopted since lo...2024-09-1536 minMonocle on SundayLive from LondonEmma Nelson, Latika Bourke and Simon Brooke on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé in Bangkok and Monocle’s correspondent in Marseille, Mary Fitzgerald, to assess the mood on the ground since president Emmanuel Macron announced his pick for prime minister. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich looks back at the Venice Film Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-09-0858 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastBenjamin Tallis joins Bourke & RyanIn this week’s episode, Mick breaks down the Ukrainian offensive into Kursk and discusses the success of the Ukrainians and the lessons they’ve learnt since the failed, and overhyped counter-offensive.Then we are joined by Dr Benjamin Tallis, one of Europe, and Germany’s leading foreign policy analysts.Based in Berlin Dr Tallis was part of Action Group Zeitenwende at the German Council on Foreign Relations and recently launched his Democracy Strategy Initiative as part of his advocacy for a ‘NeoIdealism’ foreign policy.We discuss why Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz failed to ma...2024-08-2545 min
Latika Takes: The PodcastLatika Takes interviews Australia's Opposition Leader Peter DuttonThis week Latika interviews Australia’s Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Dutton served as Home Affairs and Defence Minister in the last Coalition government before it lost power in 2022.Under that government, Australia-China relations reached a nadir as tensions boiled over and China slapped Australia with enormous tariffs in retaliation for the government’s call for an inquiry into Covid. China ceased communicating with Australia. Labor has stabilised the relationship and China has lifted some of those duties and resumed diplomatic exchanges, including high-level visits.Latika asked Mr Dutton what type of rela...2024-07-2829 minMonocle on SaturdayScorpios, ‘Encounters’ and a flick through the global papersLatika Bourke and Georgina Godwin look through the week’s biggest news and culture stories. Plus: Thomas Heyne, co-founder of Scorpios, discusses ‘Encounters’, this year’s cultural programme at Scorpios Mykonos, which brings together art, nature and technology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-07-2031 min
The French DispatchWhat the hell is going on in French Politics? - Part IIWith the results of the 2024 Legislative Elections having come in last night, and with a dispatch in the works to show you what happened, I met up with the incredible Latika Bourke and Tristan de Bourbon Parme to discuss what happenedIn this quick and dirty podcast that we put together today, we talk about what happened last night, what political tactics worked and didn’t work, what the key bits of news from the election were, and where this could take us! Get full access to The French Dispatch at www.frenchdispatch.eu/su...2024-07-0836 minMonocle on SundayLive from LondonNina dos Santos and Latika Bourke join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s news editor, Christopher Cermak, Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, and Switzerland’s ambassador to the UK, Markus Leitner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-06-2355 minMonocle on SaturdayThe countdown to EurovisionThe Eurovision final is nearly here. Latika Bourke, Sîan Pattenden and Georgina Godwin discuss the latest news from Malmö as well as Sîan’s eleventh consecutive charity live draw. Monocle’s resident Eurovision expert, Fernando Augusto Pacheco, speaks to the show’s production designer, Florian Wieder, and the lighting and screen-content designer, Fredrik Stormby, from the competition’s main stage. Plus: David Lammy in the US and the tourist crackdown in the Balearic Islands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-05-1129 min
Westminster InsiderHow Westminster fell in love with Australian politicsNew host Sascha O'Sullivan explores Westminster's obsession with all things Australia — and considers the lessons British politics might learn from down under.From the U.K. Tory party's succession of Aussie campaign chiefs to the varying attempts to deploy Australian-style immigration policies, Westminster has held an enduring fascination with its rougher political cousins down under. Sascha speaks to former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who has long enjoyed links with the U.K. Tory party and who was the first premier to vow to "stop the boats."Rohan Watt, a Queensland native who worked...2024-03-0855 minUkraine: The Latest“This war is not in stalemate” - Drones sink Russia Black Sea patrol ship & the view from AustraliaDay 738. Today, we hear about the latest Russian black sea fleet ship to be sunk, and take a look at how the war is viewed in Australia. Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Latika Bourke (Author & Journalist). @latikambourke on Twitter. Mark Hollingsworth (Author & Journalist). David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Find out more about Mark's books: https://markhollingsworth.co.uk/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co...2024-03-051h 10
Anchor Change with Katie HarbathFacebook Turns 20In this special episode of Impossible Tradeoffs, I sit down with Latika Bourke - a journalist who I first met in Sydney ten years ago - who now has her own Substack at Latika Takes . In celebration of Facebook’s 20th birthday we sat down to take a look back at the role the platform has played in politics and elections and what we might expect going forward. Get full access to Anchor Change with Katie Harbath at anchorchange.substack.com/subscribe2024-02-0431 minMonocle on SundayLive from LondonGeorgina Godwin, Charles Hecker and Latika Bourke on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Paris and Monocle's correspondent, Mary Fitzgerald, reporting from Granada, Spain this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-01-2158 minMonocle on SaturdayThe biggest stories of 2023Latika Bourke and Georgina Godwin look back at the biggest news and culture stories of 2023. Plus: Andrew Mueller gives us his alternative take on this year’s events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-12-3035 minMonocle on SundayLive from LondonEmma Nelson, Latika Bourke and Tina Fordham on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to ‘Konfekt’ editor Sophie Grove and get the latest from our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Tokyo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-11-2658 min
Chatham HouseDoes a slowing economy mean a more assertive China?Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Professor Kerry Brown and journalist Latika Bourke to discuss China's economic slowdown, amid signs of a more assertive foreign policy in Asia.
Joining them is economist David Lubin, an Associate Fellow with our Global Economy and Finance program.2023-11-2428 min
Independent ThinkingDoes a slowing economy mean a more assertive China?Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Professor Kerry Brown and journalist Latika Bourke to discuss China's economic slowdown, amid signs of a more assertive foreign policy in Asia. Joining them is economist David Lubin, an Associate Fellow with our Global Economy and Finance program. Don't miss our expertise: China's new scientists Is China building a military base in Cambodia? China–US talks offer optimism at bleak time for arms control Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.2023-11-2328 minMonocle on SaturdayAntony Blinken in Jordan, the mushroom poisoning case and vegan cheeseLatika Bourke on Antony Blinken’s visit to Jordan, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese’s historic trip to China and the alleged mushroom poisoning case in Australia that is gripping the world. Plus: Monocle’s Robert Bound speaks to the founder of C2C festival taking place in Turin this weekend and Honestly Tasty’s co-founder, Michael Moore, proves that vegan cheese can, in fact, be very tasty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-11-0431 minMonocle on SundayLive from LondonEmma Nelson, Latika Bourke and Yossi Mekelberg on the weekend’s big talking points. We also speak to Monocle's editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, as well as our friends and correspondents in Ljubljana, Turin, and Zurich.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-10-1558 min
Insight with Political ToursLittle Britain – The View from Near and Afar with Tristan de Bourbon-Parme & Latika BourkeRecorded August 2022
Little Britain is having a wonderful summer. A government in chaos, ministers resigning by the dozen, then yet another Tory party leadership contest as the queues of traffic stretch for miles from England’s ports in the sweltering heat. Needless to say – us Brits are split down the middle on whose to blame for all of this. So we’ve turned to two foreign correspondents based here to get their view; Latika Bourne from the Sydney Morning Herald and Tristan de Bourbon-Parme from France's La Croix.
#boris #brexit #foreignaffairs2022-09-1252 minInsight with Political ToursLittle Britain – The View from Near and Afar with Tristan de Bourbon-Parme & Latika BourkeRecorded August 2022
Little Britain is having a wonderful summer. A government in chaos, ministers resigning by the dozen, then yet another Tory party leadership contest as the queues of traffic stretch for miles from England’s ports in the sweltering heat. Needless to say – us Brits are split down the middle on whose to blame for all of this. So we’ve turned to two foreign correspondents based here to get their view; Latika Bourne from the Sydney Morning Herald and Tristan de Bourbon-Parme from France's La Croix.
#boris #brexit #foreignaffairs2022-09-121h 03
Serious Danger38: The People vs Terri ButlerAdam Bandt’s fake drug tweet is based. Emerald and Tom react to Terri Butler’s accusations that the Greens are populist (7:41) and delve into a chat about what populism means, whether it is a good or bad thing, and whether the Greens are doing it. Finally, a call to action (45:59). New Patreon bonus episode out! Emerald and Tom go through MPs’ register of interests and all the cooked stuff they’ve claimed so far this term. Subscribe to Patreon for access, and don’t miss last week’s full hour-long interview with Wil Anderson - https://www...2022-08-1349 min
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyNZ Inc stumbling towards another investment-lite influx of guest workersTLDR: The intensity of calls to wrench open the migration tap are building to a tipping point, either before or after the election. But we can’t only pull the migration lever again. There should to be a bi-partisan agreement on how populated and productive we want Aotearoa-NZ to be, and who should pay for the $200b of infrastructure needed to grow much more productively, along with housing everyone affordably and cleanly. Just pulling one lever would only embed and worsen the high-population-growth, low-productivity-growth, low-wage, low-investment and high-house-price model NZ Inc has become. Given the cu...2022-07-1435 min
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentThe Third Way… by Boris Johnson?What do the thirty bills in that very brief Queen’s Speech tell us about No.10’s true priorities, and whatever happened to social care? How is this delivery-obsessed Government doing against its 2019 manifesto commitments? Plus LATIKA BOURKE, a London-based journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, joins us to look at Australia’s draconian but hugely popular COVID response – and its strangely slothful vaccination effort. What can Britain learn from the way Australia tackled Coronavirus?• “Economically this Queen’s Speech was disappointing… It’s as if nothing has changed since January 2020.” – Giles Wilkes • “I’m always amused by...2021-05-1440 min
The Media ShowSquaring up to the tech giantsA spat between the Australian government and Facebook resulted in the Silicon Valley giant blocking every news organisation from their platform in Australia. But what does this display of might from Facebook mean for other countries preparing to take on Big Tech? Plus the boss of new station Boom Radio on whether niche, age-based services are the future of radio.Guests: Latika Bourke, journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald; Dr Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority; David Lloyd, head of Boom Radio; Gillian Reynolds, radio critic at the Sunday Times.Studio...2021-02-2427 min
The Matthew Wright ShowCabinet reshuffle, Baroness Scotland and working class white boysWe break down the cabinet reshuffle and what it means for Brexit with Professor Tim Bale, Director of the UK in a Changing Europe. Journalist Latika Bourke discusses the rumours circulating commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Scotland after her £4.7 million grant was axed. And finally, Dr Tony Sewell reacts to the claim from one Tory MP that the plight of working class boys is a 'taboo subject'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-02-1318 min
Australia in the WorldEp. 40: Coronavirus; Huawei in the UK; the WTO, and UK / EU trade dealsAllan and Darren begin this episode with Australia’s response to the novel coronavirus, including the government’s efforts to evacuate Australians from Wuhan, the decision not to charge evacuees, and the decision to the bar entry into Australia of foreigners who have been in or travelled through China. Darren then wonders whether the variation across countries in the response to the virus—notably the hostility of Cambodia’s Prime Minister to wearing masks—is connected to China’s influence.
Next up is the UK’s decision to allow Huawei to participate in the country’s 5G network. Given A...2020-02-0938 minThe Media ShowThe man driving Jeremy ClarksonAndy Wilman is executive producer of The Grand Tour, the Amazon Prime Video show featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Previously he was the creative force behind Top Gear, turning the programme into one of the BBC's most successful exports. Also on the show, Mark Ryan, executive director of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, talks about the Australian philanthropic venture with over £50m to invest in journalism. And Latika Bourke, journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, on how the bushfire emergency might prompt a change in how the Australian m...2020-01-0828 min
Beyond TodayElection memes: are we being played?The 2019 general election is in full swing and political parties are relying on digital campaigning more than ever before. Targeted marketing has made a profound change in how political parties can reach you and our compulsion to click, like and share can be used against us in surprising ways. We speak to Kirk J. Torrance, a former digital strategist for the SNP, who worked on their landslide 2015 campaign. The BBC’s Maryam Ahmed has built an algorithm to catch all targeted political advertising on Facebook for this election. And Latika Bourke, reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald, te...2019-11-1420 min
Like I'm A Six-Year-Old153 - Latika BourkeLatika Bourke is an award-winning journalist and since 2016 has been the London correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Canberra Times. Here Latika reflects on covering British politics as the country has tried to deal with the fallout of the Brexit referendum and its ensuing chaos. She tells me about covering the Labour Conference in Brighton over the weekend and the state of the party, Brexit fatigue, the rise of the Liberal Democrats, what might happen next and what covering UK politics has taught her about the Australian political class. If you’ve...2019-09-2552 min
The Fifth EstateMedia Makers: Journalism Then & NowWhat's it like to be a political reporter today, when breaking news is measured by second-by-second tweets (instead of next-day newspapers)? How has it changed over the decades?
In this Fifth Estate special, recorded live at Melbourne Writers Festival 2015, we hear from Fairfax's Latika Bourke and ABC TV's Barrie Cassidy. Hosted by Sally Warhaft.2015-08-301h 00
The Fifth EstateMedia Makers: Journalism Then & NowWhat's it like to be a political reporter today, when breaking news is measured by second-by-second tweets (instead of next-day newspapers)? How has it changed over the decades? In this Fifth Estate special, recorded live at Melbourne Writers Festival 2015, we hear from Fairfax's Latika Bourke and ABC TV's Barrie Cassidy. Hosted by Sally Warhaft. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2015-08-301h 00